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Macaque Monkey Goes Totally Bipedal

Freshly Exhumed writes "Add another bonus point for the Darwinians/evolutionists. A macaque at the Safari Park Zoo in Ramat Gan, Israel has recovered from a near-fatal illness in an unusual way: she has switched exclusively to walking on her hind legs. Given theories of human history that stress the effect of disease on events and changes, as in William H. McNeill's Plagues and Peoples, what if an illness was the cause of the shift to bipedal motion by our evolutionary ancestors, and rote imitation by offspring or another set of circumstances locked it in? No matter, this could be a fascinating study of the macaque's altered brain functions."

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  1. On a sad note... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Little Natasha died later Thursday night from drinking her own urine...

    In other news, explosions rip through Sealab. We'll have all the details, plus Chopper Dave! Ho!

  2. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.

  3. ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    shit man, fp

  4. No such thing as evolution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Because Bush told me it aint true and I believe everything he tells us!

    Repent! You demon-worshopping mongrels.

  5. Not scientific by kabloom · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This isn't a scientific discovery. It's another miracle of the holy land, the land of Israel.

  6. Natasha for Green Party Presidential Candidate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You want a REAL nature loving presidential candidate?

    Natasha in November, 2004!

    Vote the Green Party!

  7. Damn Spell Checker by DumbSwede · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Damn spell checker...

    Read my mind not my key strokes!

  8. Re:One thing is for sure... by michaelhood · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bipolarism on the other hand...
    ::shudders from ex-gf experiences::